![Blue Angels in front of the Golden Gate Bridge](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/US_Navy_111008-N-DR144-321_The_U.S._Navy_flight_demonstration_squadron%2C_the_Blue_Angels%2C_fly_over_San_Francisco_Bay.jpg/120px-US_Navy_111008-N-DR144-321_The_U.S._Navy_flight_demonstration_squadron%2C_the_Blue_Angels%2C_fly_over_San_Francisco_Bay.jpg)
The traditional Fleet Week celebrations in San Francisco were expanded in 1981, and held in conjunction with Columbus Day Weekend celebrations during the second week of October. The event is estimated to attract over one million people, drawn to the air show along the waterfront, including the Blue Angels (pictured), the United States Navy's flight demonstration squadron.